Section 273.271. Scope

(a) A person or municipality shall comply with this section and § § 273.272—273.277 if the person or municipality:

(1) Receives a permit to operate a municipal waste landfill after April 9, 1988, including a permit that results in the expansion of a facility permitted before April 9, 1988.

(2) Received a permit to operate a municipal waste landfill before April 9, 1988 for which a liner system is required under § 273.251 (relating to scope and requirements).

(b) A person or municipality operating a municipal waste landfill on April 9, 1988 that is not subject to subsection (a), but which is required by The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. § § 691.1—691.1001) and regulations thereunder to treat leachate, shall comply with § § 273.272—273.277 to the greatest extent practicable.

Notation

Cross References

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 271.113 (relating to closure plan); 25 Pa. Code § 273.162 (relating to leachate treatment plan); and 25 Pa. Code § 277.271 (relating to scope).